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The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) gives non-EU students a €10,000 stipend plus a full fee waiver for one year of postgraduate study. Here's who's eligible, how many awards there are, the March deadline, and why Ireland suits Sri Lankan students.
Gates Cambridge and Oxford's Clarendon are two genuinely fully-funded UK scholarships open to Sri Lankan postgraduates. Here's what they cover, why both hinge on winning admission first, and how to apply — honestly told.
The famous CAD 50,000-a-year Vanier scholarship was never something you applied to directly — a Canadian university had to nominate you. It has now been folded into a new doctoral scholarship, and the nomination bottleneck is the part Sri Lankan PhD applicants most need to understand.
The Holland Scholarship (now the NL Scholarship) gives non-EEA students €5,000 toward a bachelor's or master's in the Netherlands — and Sri Lankans are eligible. Here's how it works, the participating universities, and how to apply through the institution.
Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships fully fund Sri Lankans for postgraduate study in New Zealand — tuition, living allowance, insurance and travel. Here's who's eligible, the development focus, the March deadline, and how to build a competitive application.
Türkiye Scholarships (Türkiye Burslary) fully fund undergraduate, master's and PhD study in Turkey — tuition, accommodation, a monthly stipend, airfare and a year of Turkish. Here's how Sri Lankan students apply, the age and grade rules, and the February deadline.
The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS, formerly KGSP) fully funds undergraduate and graduate study in South Korea — tuition, a monthly stipend, airfare, and a year of Korean language. Here's how Sri Lankans apply via the Embassy and University tracks.
British Council GREAT Scholarships offer at least £10,000 toward a one-year UK postgraduate course. Here's how the scheme works for Sri Lankan students, how to find participating universities, and why you apply through the university — not a central portal.
The Fulbright Master's programme funds top Sri Lankans for postgraduate study in the USA. Here's who can apply, what it covers, the work-experience requirement, the June deadline, and how to build a competitive application.
The MEXT scholarship funds Sri Lankans to study in Japan — undergraduate, research (master's/PhD), and more — fully funded with tuition, a monthly stipend, and airfare. Here's the embassy-recommendation route, the deadlines, and how to apply from Colombo.
Erasmus Mundus funds a master's studied across multiple European universities — with a monthly stipend, tuition, travel, and insurance. Here's how Sri Lankan students apply, the autumn deadlines, and an important note on scholarship availability.
Chevening is the UK government's fully-funded master's scholarship — and Sri Lanka has its own allocation. Eligibility, the work-experience rule, the August–November timeline, the four essays, and how Sri Lankan applicants actually win one.
Sri Lanka is a Commonwealth country, so its students are eligible for the UK's fully-funded Commonwealth Scholarships for Master's and PhD study. Who qualifies, the development-focus angle, how nomination works, and how to apply.
Australia Awards are long-term, fully-funded scholarships from the Australian Government for study at Australian universities — and Sri Lanka is a participating country. Eligibility, priority fields, the return-home rule, and how to apply.
Most Sri Lankan students who could win scholarships never apply — or apply badly. A practical strategy: where to find scholarships, the 12-month timeline, building a fundable profile, and writing applications that win money.
The three most prestigious fully-funded EU government scholarships for Sri Lankan postgraduate applicants. DAAD (Germany), Eiffel (France), Swedish Institute SISGP (Sweden) — eligibility, value, application timelines, and how to decide which to apply to first.
